Turkey plans to develop cooperation in space with Turkic-speaking countries, including Azerbaijan, Head of the Turkish Space Agency Serdar Huseyin Yildirim said, Report informs, referring to Anadolu Agency.
"Any developed country should be among the leaders in the space sector," the agency head said.
He noted that there is undoubtedly potential in Azerbaijan that Turkey could use.
"There are many good scientists here, whose knowledge and experience will be useful to Turkey in implementing the space program. Soon, we intend to establish cooperation with other countries and ultimately take a decent place in astronautics," he added.
Yildirim stressed that when developing the space program, Turkey set ambitious goals.
"Our country, of course, has all the capabilities to implement the space program. We believe in our strength and are ready for international cooperation," he said.
Yildirim added that negotiations on the space program have already been held with almost 20 countries.
"The dialogue continues, including with the relevant structures of Russia, the US, China, Japan, and European countries. International cooperation meets the interests of all countries," Yildirim said.